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NATIONWIDE C.A.P. CHANNELS ABOVE 30 MHz

• NATIONWIDE C.A.P. CHANNELS ABOVE 30 MHz

• AM 119.3500 Search and Rescue (Aircraft) (Rural Areas Only)

• AM 120.8500 Search and Rescue (Aircraft)

• AM 121.5000 AIRCRAFT EMERGENCY CHANNEL (Civilian and Military)

• AM 121.6000 Practice Emergency Beacon (ELT-2)

• AM 121.7750 Practice Emergency Beacon (ELT-1)

• AM 122.0000 Flight Watch Nationwide Channel (Above 5,000 feet)

• AM 122.7000 Glider Operations (Shared with UNICOM/MULTICOM)

• AM 122.8000 Glider Operations (Shared with UNICOM/MULTICOM)

• AM 122.9000 Search and Rescue (Aircraft)

• AM 123.1000 Search and Rescue (Aircraft)

• FM 143.7750 Search and Rescue (CAP Channel 6)

• FM 143.9500 Search and Rescue (CAP Channel 7)

• FM 148.1250 Repeater OUTPUT (CAP Channel 2) (Also used for simplex)

• FM 148.1375 Simplex (CAP channel 3)

• FM 148.1500 Repeater OUTPUT (CAP Channel 1) (Also used for simplex)

• FM 148.7375 Search and Rescue (CAP Channel 5)

• FM 148.9750 Search and Rescue (CAP Channel 8)

• FM 149.4000 Old CAP Primary Channel (Now used for simplex only)

• FM 149.5375 Search and Rescue (CAP Channel 4) (Aircraft-to-Ground Primary)

• FM 149.8950 Packet Digipeater (Primary Packet Channel)

• FM 149.9100 Aircraft Repeaters

• FM 149.9250 Packet Digipeater (Secondary Packet Channel)

• FM 149.9400 Aircraft Repeaters

Federally coordinated system that augments the Nation's medical response capability

• Federally coordinated system that augments the Nation's medical response capability

• Purpose of the NDMS is to supplement an integrated National medical response capability for assisting State and local authorities in dealing with the medical impacts of major peacetime disasters

• Provide support to the military and the Department of Veterans Affairs medical systems in caring for casualties evacuated back to the U.S. from overseas armed conventional conflicts

• National Response Framework utilizes the National Disaster Medical System (NDMS), as part of the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Preparedness and Response, under Emergency Support Function #8

DMAT is a group of professional and para-professional medical personnel (supported by a cadre of logistical and administrative staff) designed to provide medical care during a disaster or other event

• DMAT is a group of professional and para-professional medical personnel (supported by a cadre of logistical and administrative staff) designed to provide medical care during a disaster or other event

• Responsibilities may include triaging patients, providing high-quality medical care despite the adverse and austere environment often found at a disaster site, patient reception at staging facilities and preparing patients for evacuation

• NDMS/DMAT personnel are required to maintain appropriate certifications and licensure within their discipline

• When personnel are activated as Federal employees, licensure and certification is recognized by all States

Promote a unified organization of field teams

• Promote a unified organization of field teams

• Enable an interchange of knowledge and field techniques

• Deploy qualified personnel as required by the mission needs

• Promote education of the public in wilderness safety and recreation

• Promote training and maintain the highest proficiency in search and rescue techniques and operations of the member units

• Promote the education and deployment techniques needed for responses to search and rescue and natural disasters

Washington State Requirements

• Washington State Requirements

• These requirements are codified in Washington Administrative Code 118.04

• The exact content, length, and refresher cycle has been interpreted through an agreement of King County Sheriff's Office, and the unit leaders of King County Search and Rescue Association; last reviewed on February 20, 2007

• King County Sheriff’s Office requires the Introduction to Emergency Worker course for all SAR members who joined after January 1st, 2004, and WAC118.04 requires:

• First Aid
• Pathogen Awareness
• Cardiopulmonary Resusitation (CPR)
• Crime Scene Awareness
• Basic & Intermediate Helicopter Safety
• Map & Compass
• SAR Survival
• SAR Techniques

First minutes of an emergency …

• First minutes of an emergency …

• Sometimes important to get the basic essentials of a network on the air quickly

• RRT is small team within a larger emcomm group

• Put a few strategically placed stations on the air within the first half-hour to an hour

• Usually the emergency operations center (EOC), a resource net NCS, and often a few field teams where needed most
• This is commonly known as a "Level 1 RRT response"